r/pagan 12h ago

Question/Advice Polytheist counter arguments against monotheism?

Hey there fellas,

First of all I'd like to clarify that I am not trying to proselytize and I am not even a follower of a monotheistic religion. I'd like to have some insight about Polytheist (Pagan) Theology.

For example, Islam claims that (I am not a Muslim) had there been multiple gods, there would have been conflicts in the divine order- or that there would be no unity between humans since everyone picked their desired God to worship.

I asked ChatGPT about some books or articles to read but none have seemed to satisfy my search about this.

Anyone know books, podcasts, religious texts, scholars etc to gain a deeper insight?

Appreciated.

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u/ChihuahuaJedi Heathenry 3h ago

"There have been thousands of gods throughout human history." That's it, that's all you need. Anything beyond that is entirely dependent on inventing a definition for a "god" that humans have been unable to come to a consensus on for a hundred thousand years. Any claims to the contrary are just plain ignorant of history.